AMD XP-M 2500+ or 2600+

[allenpan]

which one is more OC able? and better?

 

[Snaggle]

no one really knows,it would depend upon the stepping(batch) of the one you got;but theoretically the 2600 and as fewer of them are being bought you might get one with a very superior stepping.For overclocking performance a better question is what ram will you use winbond bh5 preferred to bh6(these are chipsets not brands).It's possible to stably overclock the fsb to 220 on nf7-s v.2.0 mobos(see ocz for info).

 

[allenpan]

really? so what u try to say 2600+ has better chance of OC? and how do i know which one is bh5??? can u give me a ram that i can buy off newegg.com?

 

[phial]

basically, if you are overclocking, get PC3500 (ddr433) or pc3700

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[TheRod]

<A HREF="http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=679778#679778" target="_new">I asked about the same question there</A>

Basically thereis 3 Mobile barton available, 2400/2500 and 2600. I didn't find the answer I needed, but here is my conclusion :

Since I don't want to change my DDR333 memory to DDR400/433. I think the Mobile 2600+ is a better choice, because it runs at 2.13GHz (133*16). So, if I buy one I could try 167*16 = 2.66GHz. I think the Mobile 2600+ have the advantage of HIGHER maximum multiplier and it's unlocked. And for the price : it's only 8$US more.


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Would you buy a potato powered chipset?

 

[Snaggle]

<A HREF="http://pub.lorenz.bei.t-online.de/winbondlist.htm" target="_new">http://pub.lorenz.bei.t-online.de/winbondlist.htm</A>

Good luck,finding bh5 is like finding unlocked bartons :frown:

 

[allenpan]

even i found a BH5, how much oc can do on the ram, ASUS A7N8X E DX, i am looking @ geils Gold dragon 400mhz, it can oc to 479mhz....so how hight i can oc on BH5?

 

[TheRod]

i am looking @ geils Gold dragon 400mhz, it can oc to 479mhz....so how hight i can oc on BH5?

Pretty good, if you can get that memory working with FSB of about 240MHz with a Barton, I'm pretty sure you can't get much higher even with high-quality DDR550 on your MB.

Buy moneywise! I mean don't get overpriced DDR-RAM for only a few MHz...

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Would you buy a potato powered chipset?

 

[addiarmadar]

The 2400-2600 are pretty much the same chips but the of those 2 the 2500 has had better results than the 2600 but still make sure you have good cooling for those higher mhz.

Mobile Barton 2500+ @ 2420mhz 11x220 1.7v
Asus A7N8X Dlx 440 FSB
1gb Geil GD pc3500 Dual Channel (2-3-3-6)
Segata 80gb SATA 8.5ms seek
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro(420/720)